American Revolution

By Jakirby1kenobi
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    War between French and British for land. Most Native Americans sided with French but they still lost. It put Briton deep in debt and started George Washingtons career.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation released after French and Indian war by Briton. It restricts the colonists the right to settle on the land they just won.

  • Sugar Act

    The Act after the Molasses Act. Put a 3 pence tax on all sugar products and Molassas

  • Townshend Act

  • Boston Massacre

    A incident on Kings Street in Boston.British soldiers fired at colonist

  • Boston Tea Party

  • Tea Act

    Act that put a tax on all tea. It resulted in the Boston tea party.

  • Intolerable Acts

  • First Continental Congress

    Meeting of 12 Delegates from the colonies and passed the declaration of rights. Georgia did not participate because they were fighting a Indian uprising.

  • Lexington and Concord

    These were the first battles in Revolutionary war. The battle of Lexington is were the phrase "shot heard round the world came from"

  • Second Continental Congress

    Appointed with many of the same people in the first. It gave George Washington command of the army.

  • Bunker HIll

    Battle between Redcoats and colonist won by Briton. General said "Don't shoot till you see the white in there eyes.

  • Common Sense

  • Declaration of Independence

    Letter to king saying the colonist were separate from Briton.Written by Jefferson.

  • Battle of Trenton

  • Battle of Saratoga

  • Articles of Confederation

  • Battle of Yorktown

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty between Briton and America. It officially ended the Revolutionary war.

  • Washington Crosses the Delaware

    Famous picture of general Washington during revolutionary war. Painted by the German-American artist Emanuel Leutze.